Nagaland CM Rio Allocates Portfolios, Keeps Finance for Self; 24 New ‘Advisors’ Appointed

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday allocated portfolios to his two deputy chief ministers and nine ministers.

Rio also appointed 24 legislators as ‘advisers’ in various portfolios in his government without opposition.

Rio retained portfolios such as Finance, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and none were allocated to any other minister.

Deputy Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang was allocated the Planning and Transformation and National Highways portfolios while Second Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton was given the Home and Border Affairs portfolios.

Salhoutuonuo Kruse, the first woman minister of the state, was allocated the departments of Women’s Resource Development and Horticulture.

While the Department of Parliamentary Affairs went to KG Kenye, the Department of Health and Family Welfare was given to P Paiwang Konyak.

While the NDPP-BJP alliance returned to power for a second consecutive term in the northeastern state, NCP, NPP, Naga People’s Front, RPI(A), LJP (Ram Vilas), JD(U) and independent legislators supported it to form an opposition-less government. For.

As per rules, Nagaland, which has a 60-member assembly, cannot have more than 12 ministers, including the chief minister.

To accommodate all the parties, Rio appointed 24 ‘advisers’ and allocated them to various departments such as tribal affairs, agriculture, municipal affairs, labor and industry and commerce.

Senior NDPP legislator Sharingan Longkumar was not given any portfolio and is likely to be the Speaker which he was in the previous assembly.

The assembly elections were held on 27 February while the results were declared on 2 March.

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